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Catherine Neilan

DVLA urged to clamp down on the ‘licence plate Wild West’ that enables criminals to go undetected

MPs demand immediate action to address the rise in sales of illegal car number plates, used by drugs gangs and murderers to disguise their vehicles

Mon 8 Jun 2026

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John Simpson
Nowak backlash risks worsening relationships between police and ethnic minority communities

Mon 8 Jun 2026

Nowak backlash risks worsening relationships between police and ethnic minority communities
Rachel Sylvester
‘Safe’ in their rooms, children are being caught in a global grooming pandemic

Sun 7 Jun 2026

‘Safe’ in their rooms, children are being caught in a global grooming pandemic
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Two-tier truth

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Two-tier truth
Poppy Bullard
Everest guide discovered close to death after ‘bonkers’ climb leaves him alone on mountain

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Everest guide discovered close to death after ‘bonkers’ climb leaves him alone on mountain
Hugh Tomlinson
Right-wing US media and politicians attack ‘woke policing’ in the UK after death of Henry Nowak

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Right-wing US media and politicians attack ‘woke policing’ in the UK after death of Henry Nowak
Lily Isaacs
Reform’s attempt to exploit Henry Nowak’s death is rank opportunism

Thu 4 Jun 2026

Reform’s attempt to exploit Henry Nowak’s death is rank opportunism
Charlotte Reck
Man convicted of murdering partner in brutal knife attack

Wed 3 Jun 2026

Man convicted of murdering partner in brutal knife attack
Aref Alkrez and Leon Spring
Narco-state: the battle to dismantle the Assad drug empire

Sun 31 May 2026

Narco-state: the battle to dismantle the Assad drug empire
Rachel Sylvester
The crisis in Britain’s youth justice system: how is the government going to fix it?

Sun 31 May 2026

The crisis in Britain’s youth justice system: how is the government going to fix it?
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Palace given emails six years ago that may show Andrew passed confidential information

Sat 30 May 2026

Palace given emails six years ago that may show Andrew passed confidential information
Seun Matiluko
The death of Yves Sakila is a reminder of problems close to home

Wed 27 May 2026

The death of Yves Sakila is a reminder of problems close to home
Rachel Sylvester
‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban

Sun 24 May 2026

‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban
Philippe Sands
Rogue states won’t always get away with murder. In the end justice will prevail

Sun 24 May 2026

Rogue states won’t always get away with murder. In the end justice will prevail
Adele Zeynep Walton
Ofcom fining a pro-suicide website is no substitute for a public inquiry into government failures

Sun 17 May 2026

Ofcom fining a pro-suicide website is no substitute for a public inquiry into government failures
Lorcan Lovett
‘Every day I worry about kidnapping’: The new reign of terror in the world’s largest refugee camp

Sun 17 May 2026

‘Every day I worry about kidnapping’: The new reign of terror in the world’s largest refugee camp
Charlotte Reck
Old Bailey judge gives evidence in murder trial of daughter’s partner

Sun 17 May 2026

Old Bailey judge gives evidence in murder trial of daughter’s partner
Jaya Narain
Police dismiss conspiracy theories over deaths of three women in Brighton

Sun 17 May 2026

Police dismiss conspiracy theories over deaths of three women in Brighton
Basia Cummings
Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘Fakery is now the coin of the realm. Underlying it is a sense that we’re all hustlers’

Sat 16 May 2026

Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘Fakery is now the coin of the realm. Underlying it is a sense that we’re all hustlers’
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Car crime gangs targeted by ban on vehicle hacking devices

Sun 3 May 2026

Car crime gangs targeted by ban on vehicle hacking devices

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